Cigar-wrapping mechanism.



V. E. HANSEN.

CIGAR WRAPPING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22. I9I6.

Patented Sept, 3,1918.

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CIGAR WRAPPING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22, 1916.

Patented Sept. 3, 1918.

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VICTOR EMILIUS HANSEN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK,

CIGAR MACHINERY COMPANY, OF N'EVV YORK,

JERSEY.

ASSIGNOR T0 INTERNATIONAL N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW CIGAR-WRAPPINGMECHANISM.

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Continuation of application Serial No. 24,889, filed April 30, 1915.

Serial No. 85,780.

7 in cigar wrapping mechanisms particularly adaptable for use 111automatic cigar machines, and this application is a continuation of myapplication filed April 30,1915, Serial No. 24889 Cigar machines areknown which include cigar wrapping mechanism comprising a cigarrollingdevice, a wrapper support, and means for producing a relativecrossing movement of the wrapper support and rolling device which is theresultant of an approaching, an angular, and a traversing movement. Inallsuch machines, however, the wrapper support operates in a fixed planeand when the wrapper is delivered from the support to the head of thecigar in the rolling device, other devices must be used to control theextreme or flag end of the wrapper as it leaves the wrapper support andis wound upon the conical or tapered head of the cigar in the rollingdevice. These devices are more or less complicated and are troublesome.Moreover, when a cigar bunch having a long tapered section is wrapped inthe old well known machines, one edge of the wrapper support during thecrossing movement, or of the tension plate when a tension plate is used,is farther away from the bunch in the cigar rolling device than theother. This results in a more or less uneven delivery of the wrapper tothe cigar bunch and a tendency to a wrinkling of the wrapper. One of theobjects of the present invention is the production of a cigar wrappingmechanism provided with a wrapping device and a wrapper support having arelative crossing movement whereby the wrapper is delivered by thesupport to the device; and further provided with means for tilting thewrapper support during the wrapper delivering movement, particularly atthe end of the wrapper delivering movement, so that the wrapper isdelivered smoothly and retained upon the support until it is completelywound about the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1918.

This application filed March 22, 1916.

head of the cigar. A further object of the invention is the productionof a device of this general character in which a heading device iscarried by the wrapper support and tilted with it, thus eliminating thenecessity for separate heading devices which have heretofore been foundnecessary. A further object of the invention is the production of adevice employing a spring pressed rotary heading device carried by thesupport which is brought into contact with the cigar head as the flag ofthe wrapper is delivered thereto and is operated by the friction of theheading device in contact with the cigar head, so that the flag of thewrapper is smoothly laid around the head of the cigar. A further objectof the invention is the production of a tilting wrapper support carryinga heading device, both said wrapper support and said heading devicehaving a suction chamber therein and the operating surface of theheading device being annularly concaved to conform to the contour of thecigar head. A further object of the invention is the production of awrapper support having a two-part suction chamber therein and a clackvalve within the support and operative by suction to cut 03 suction fromone of the parts of the support, so that after the wrapper has beenpartially wound around a bunch in. a wrapping device, the part of thewrapper support which the wrapper has left is automatically out off sothat air will not be drawn therethrough from the atmos phere to lowerthe force of the suction in the other part of the wrapper support. WViththese and other objects not specifically men tioned in view. theinvention consists in certain constructions and combinations which willbe hereinafter fully described and then specifically set forth in theclaims hereunto appended.

n the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification andin which like characters of reference indicate the same or like parts,Figure 1 is a plan view of a device constructed in accordance with theinvention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a portion of the structureshown in Fig. 1, certain parts being shown inv section. Fig. 3 is afragmentary sectionalview, upon an enlarged scale, of the tiltingwrapper sup port showing the clack valve for cutting of]? suction from apart of the support. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view, upon an enlargedscale, of the wrapper support showing the clack valve. Fig. 5 is adetail fragmentary View, upon an enlarged scale, illustrating generallya wrapping device and the tilting wrapper support shown in tiltedposition, the heading device being shown in section. And Fig. 6 is adetail view of the operating face ofthe heading device.

In carrying the invention into eifect, there is provided a wrappingdevice and a wrapper support having a relative crossing movement wherebya wrapper is delivered by the support to the device, and means forproducing a relative tilting movement of the wrapping device and thewrapper support during the wrapper delivering movement. There is furtherprovided a heading device carried by the wrapper support. In the bestconstructions, the wrapping device and means for tilting the wrappersupport both operate in fixed position, while the wrapper support isgiven the crossing movement necessary to deliver a wrapper to thedevice. In the best constructions also, cam controlled means areemployed for tilting the wrapper support, and means are provided forholding the wrapper support in a fixed plane during the major portion ofits wrapper delivering movement, while the means for tilting the wrappersupport comes into operation only at the end of its wrapper deliveringmovement; that is to say, when the end of the wrapper is wound aroundthe head of a cigar in the wrapping device. In the best constructionsalso, the wrapping device comprises a group of cigar rolls and operativeconnections. In the best constructions also, the heading device is of arotary type and is spring pressed and its operating surface is annularlyconcaved to conform to the contour of a cigar head. In the bestconstructions also, both the wrapper support and the heading device havesuction chambers therein and both operate to hold the wrapper during themajor portion of the wrapper delivering movement, while the headingdevice acts alone to hold the flag of the wrapper at the extreme end ofthe wrapper delivering movement. In the best constructions also, thewrapper support has a two-part suction chamber therein and meansoperated by suction are provided for cutting off suction from one of theparts of the support to prevent incoi'ning air from decreasing the forceof the suction in the other part. All of the above elements may bevaried in construction within wide limits.

The device selected, to illustrate the invention is but one of manypossible concrete embodiments of the same and the invention therefore isnot to be restrictedto the precise details of the structure shown anddescribed.

Moreover, certain parts of the invention are capable of use independentof other parts and such independent use is contemplated.

Referring to the drawings, which above stated disclose one embodiment ofthe in vention, 7 indicates the main roll and S indicates thecooperating rolls of a group of cigar rolls which are well known in theart and commonly used in cigar wrapping mechanisms. The construction ofthese rolls lies wholly outside of the present invention and is notnecessary to an understanding thereof, and further description of thesame is therefore omitted in the interest of brevity. V

For the purpose of automatically delivering a wrapper to the group ofrolls T-8,

there is provided a wrapper support indicated generally by the referencecharacter 9. This wrapper support has an operating surface l0 perforatedin a well known manner, and is hollow and semi-circular in crosssection, the interior of the wrapper support forming a suction chamber.The wrapper support 9 is provided with semiannular saddles 11 fixedthereto and these saddles embrace oppositely disposed semi-ammlar guides12 formed in a hollow carrier 13, the interior of which is in opencommunication with the interior of the wrapper support. The carrier 13is rotatably mounted in a head lat formed in the end of an arm 15 by themovement of which the wrapper support is given a movement to deliver awrapper to thewrapper rolls 78. Projecting upwardly from the interiorof, the hollow head 1% is a pipe or hose 16 adapted to be connected to asuitable suction producing mechanism. The particular construction of thehead 14 and arm 15, and of the means for giving said parts the movementnecessary to effect the delivery of a wrapper to the wrapping rolls 78,and the particular construction of the pipe 16 and theme-ans per benotlost but that it be held upon the support until it is wholly wrappedabout the cigar head. To effect this desirable result, means areprovided for tilting the wrapper support at this time. During the majorportion of the wrapper delivering movement, when the cigar to be wrappedis of the shape shown in the drawings, it is not necessary that thewrapper support be tilted.

To hold it in position so that it operates in a fixed plane during themajor portion of the wrapper delivering movement, the wrapper support isprovided with a bar 17 bridging the saddles 11 on one side of thesupport, and to this bar is attached one end of a spring 18. The otherend of the spring 18 is hooked over a stud 19 carried on the head14above referred to. The wrapper support is furtherprovided with a.bracket 20 supporting a spring pressed plunger 21. This spring pressedplunger engages a suitable aperture in a post 22, which is suitablymounted in a bush 23, the bush being clamped at 24 to a boss projectingfrom the carrier 13. Upon the upper end of the post 22 is mounted a fork25 carrying an antifriction roller 26 of well known construction. Itwill be understood that this post and roller 26 travel with the wrappersupport.

For the purpose of operating the post 22 at the proper time to tilt thewrapper support, there is provided a lever 27 which is fulcrumed at 28to a bracket 29 suitably supported from the main frame of the 1nachine.Atone end of the lever 27 is formed a presser foot 30 adapted to engagethe anti-friction roller 26 during the last part of the wrapperdelivering movement. The lever 27 is connected by means of a link 31 toa bell-crank lever 32, which is fulcrumed upon a bar 33 suitablysupported from the main frame of the machine. This bell-crank lever 32carries a bowl 34 engaging a suitable cam groove formedin the face ofacam disk 35 which disk is fast upon a shaft 36, and this shaft 36 isone of the main shafts of the machine in connection with which thedevice is used. A spring 37 connects the link 31 with a post 38, whichpost is secured to the bracket 29 before referred to, the functionofthis spring being to move the bell-crank lever 32 and the lever 27 inone direction. while the cam 35 moves them in the opposite direction.

It is to beunderstood that when a cigar of a different shape from thatshown in Fig. 5 is to be wrapped, particularly a cigar having a longtapered head section, the presser foot 30. the tension plate 47, and thecam controlling the movement of said presser feet will all be somewhatchanged in form or extent so that the tilting action will begin earlierduring the wrapping operation than in the specific structure used toillustrate the'invention: F

.At one end of the wrapper support 9, there is provided a cylindricalchamber 39 open to the interior of the wrapper support i so that thesuction established within the tions 41. The operating face of this diskis annularly concaved, as clearly shown in Fig. 5, to conform to thecontour of a cigar head. The disk 40 has a stem 42 extending there fromand journaled in a boss 43 formed on a plate 44 which is screwed orotherwise fastened to. the top of the chamber Above the plate 44, acollar 45 is fastened to the stem 42. the function of this collar beingto limit a downward movement of the stem 42 and disk 40. Screwed to thetop of the wrapper support 9 is a flat spring 46 which bears upon theupper end of the stem 42 and which tends to hold the collar 45 incontact with the plate 44. When the parts are in this position, theoperating face of the disk 40 is substantially in alinement with theplate 10 of the wrapper support 9, so that the wrapper is heldthroughout its length by the suction established within the wrappersupport 9 and operating through the perforations in the plate 10 anddisk 40. lVhen the wrapper has been delivered to the major portion of acigar lying within the wrapping rolls 78, and the flag of the wrapper isbeing wound around the extreme head of the cigar, the disk 40 aloneholds the wrapper in proper position through the agency-of the suctionestablished within the support 9 and the chamber 39 operating throughthe perforations 41. At this time; that is. when the parts are in theposition shownin Fig. 5, the heading device or disk 40 is rotated by thefriction established between its operating face and the cigar head, sothat the flag of the wrapper is rolled about the cigar head and smootheddown intoits final position by this action. It will be readilyunderstood that control of the wrapper is never for an instant lost whenthe mechanism above described is used, and that no. further headingdeviceis necessary to smooth the wrapper down upon the head of thecigar.

A tension plate 47 of well known construction is provided for thepurpose of guiding the wrapper to the bunch between the wrapping rolls7-8 during the major portion of the wrapping operation. By an inspectionof Fig. 1, however, it will be seen that this tension plate effects itspurpose before the heading device comes into action and before thewrapper support is tilted, so that the heading device alone not onlyperforms the function of heading the cigar, but performs the furtherfunctions of control ling the flag of the wrapper atthe end of thewrapper delivering movement and of rolling it smoothly about the head ofthe cigar.

For the purpose of preventing air, passing throughthe perforated plate10 of the wrapper support 9 after aportion of the wrapper has beendelivered'to the wrapping rolls 7-8, from interferingwith the wrapperholding power of the suction established within the wrapper support, thewrapper support divided into two parts and communication between theseparts and the interior of the carrier 13 is controlled by a clack valve48, which is mounted upon cone pivots l9 and 50, the latter beingadjustable. This clack valve is very light and normally rests upon astud 51 in the side of the wrapper support 9. \Vhen the wrapper has leftthat portion of the wrapper support lying to the left of the clackvalve, as shown in Fig. 3, the air passing through the perforations ofthe plate 10 at that part of the wrapper support and in the direction ofthe broken line arrow, lifts the valve to the position shown in Fig. 3,and thereby cuts off suction from that part of the wrapper support fromwhich the wrapper has been delivered to the wrapping rolls. When thewrapper has been fully delivered, however, the clack valve drops of itsown weight to the position shown in broken lines in Fig. 3.

A nicking device indicated generally at 52 is, or may be, employed forthe purpose of nicking the wrapper flag as it is wound upon the cigarhead.

In view of the foregoing, a detailed description of the operation of thedevice is deemed unnecessary and is therefore omitted in the interest ofbrevity.

hat is claimed is:

1. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch rollingdevice and a w 'apper support having a relative movement whereby awrapper is delivered by the support to the device, of means forproducing an additional relative movement of the device and supportarranged and adapted to cause the support to be brought into contactwith a bunch lying within the device as the wrapper is being delivered.

2. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch rollingdevice and a wrapper support having a movement whereby said supportdelivers a wrapper to the device, of means for producing an additionalmovement of the support arranged and adapted to bring said support incontact with a bunch lying within the device as the wrapper is beingdelivered.

8. A cigar wrapping machine provided with mechanism for controlling thewrapper to the end of the wrapping operation, said ,mechanismcon'iprismg a bunch rolling device and a wrapper support having arelative crossing movement whereby the support delivers a wrapper to thebunch rolling device, and means for producing a tilting movement of thewrapper support which conforms with the longitudinal curvature of abunch within the bunch rolling device.

4. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch rollingdevice and a wrapper support having a relativecrossing movement wherebya wrapper is delivered by the support to the device, of means fortilting the wrapper support during a part of the wrapper deliveringmovement arranged and adapted to control the wrapper to the end of thewrapping operation.

5. Ina cigar'wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch rollingdevice and a wrapper supporthaving a relative crossing movement wherebya wrapper is delivered by the support to the device, of cam controlledmeans for tilting the wrapper support during a part of the wrapperdelivering movementarranged and adapted to 0011- trol the wrapper to theend of'the wrapping operation. I

(3. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination witha'group ofwrapping rolls and a wrapper support having a relative crossing movementwhereby a wrapper is delivered by the support to the rolls, of camcontrolled means for tilting the wrapper support during a part of thewrapper delivering movementarranged and adapted to control the wrapperto the end of the wrapping operation.

7. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a. bunch rollingdevice, of a wrapper support having a movement whereby it crosses and incrossing delivers a wrapper to the device, and means for tilting thewrapper support during a part of the wrapper delivering movementarranged and adapted to control the wrapperto the end of the wrappingoperation.

8. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch rollingdevice, of a wrapper support having a movement whereby'it crosses andincrossing delivers a wrapper to the device, and cam controlled meansfortilting the wrapper support during a part of thewrapper deliveringmovement arranged and adapted to control the wrapper to the end of thewrapping operation.

9. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a group ofwrapping rolls, of a wrapper support having a movement whereby itcrosses and in crossing delivers a wrapper to the rolls, and camcontrolled means for tilting the wrapper support during a part of thewrapper delivering movement arranged and adapted to control the wrapperto the end of the wrapping operation. i

10. In acigar wrapping mechanism, the

combination with a bunch rolling device, of:

a wrapper support having a movement whereby it crosses and in crossingdelivers a wrapper to the device, means for holding the wrapper supportin a fixed plane during the major portion of its wrapper deliveringmovement, and means for tilting the wrapper support near the end of itswrapper delivering movement arranged and adapted to control the wrapperto the end of the wrapping operation. 7

11. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, th combination with a bunch rollingdevice, of a wrapper support having a a movement whereby it crosses. andin crossing delivers a wrapper to the device, means for holding thewrapper support in a fixed plane during the major portion of its wrapperdelivering movement, and a cam actuated lever for tilting the wrappersupport when said support comes Within the range of action of said leverarranged and adapted to control the wrapper to the end of the wrappingoperation.

12. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch rollingdevice, of a wrapper support and carrier'therefor having a movementwhereby the wrapper support crossses and in crossing delivers a wrapperto the device, and means for oscillating the wrapper support in itscarrier during a part of the wrapper delivering movement arranged andadapted to control the wrapper to'the end of the wrapping operation.

13. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch rollingdevice operative in a fixed position, of a wrapper support and a carriertherefor having a crossing movement whereby a wrapper is delivered bythe support to the device, and cam actuated means operative in a fixedposition and adapted to engage the wrapper support to oscillate the samein its carrier during a part of the wrapper delivering movement arrangedand adapted to control the wrapper to the end of the wrapping operation.l

14:. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch rollingdevice and a suction wrapper support having a relative crossing movementwhereby a wrapper is delivered by the support to the device, of meansfor tilting the wrapper support during a part of the wrapper deliveringmovement arranged and adapted to control the wrapper to the end of thewrapping operation.

15. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch rollingdevice, of a suction wrapper support having a movement whereby itcrosses and in crossing delivers a wrapper to the rolling device, andmeans for tilting the suction wrapper support during a part of thewrapper delivering movement arranged and adapted to control the wrapperto the end of the wrapping operation. i

16. In a cigar Wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch rollingdevice and a. wrapper support having a relative crossing movementwhereby a wrapper is delivered by the support to the device, of meansfor producing a relative tilting movement of the bunch rolling deviceand the wrapper sup port during a part of the wrapper deliveringmovement, and a heading device carried by the wrapper support andadapted to come into action at the end of the wrapper deliveringmovement.

17 I11 a cigar wrapping.mechanism, the combination with a bunch rollingdevice and a wrapper support having a relative crossing movement wherebya wrapper is delivered by the support to the device, of means forproducing a relative tilting movement of the bunch rolling device andthe wrapper support near the end of the wrap per delivering movement,and a heading device carried by the wrapper support and adaptedto comeinto action at the end of the wrapper delivering movement.

18. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch rollingdevice and a wrapper support having a relative crossing movement wherebya wrapper is delivered by the support to the device, of means fortilting the wrapper support during a part of the wrapper deliveringmovement, and a heading device carried by the'wrapper support andadapted to come into action at the end of the wrapper deliveringmovement.

19. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch rollingdevice and a wrapper support having a relative cross ing movementwhereby a wrapper is delivered by the support to the device, of camcontrolled means for tilting the wrapper support during a part of thewrapper delivering movement, and a heading device carried by the wrappersupport and adapted to come into action at the end of the wrapperdelivering 'movement.

20. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a group ofwrapping rolls and a wrapper support having a relative crossing movementwhereby a wrapper is delivered by the support to the rolls, of camcontrolled means for tilting the wrapper support during a part of thewrapper delivering movement, and a heading device carried by the wrappersupport and adapted to come into action at the end of the wrapperdelivering movement.

21. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch rollingdevice, of a wrapper support having a movement whereby it crosses and incrossing delivers a wrapper to the device, means for tilting the Wrappersupport during a part of the wrapper delivering movement, and a headingdevice carried by the wrapper support and adapted to come into action atthe end of the wrapper delivering movement.

22. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch rollingdevice, of?

a wrapper support having a movement whereby it crosses and in crossingdelivers a wrapper to the device, cam controlled means for tilting thewrapper support during a part of the wrapper delivering movement, and aheading device carried by the wrapper support and adapted to 'come intoaction at the end of the wrapper delivering movement.

23. In a cigar wrapping IHQCl'lZLlllSll'l, the combination with a groupoi? wrapping rolls, of a wrapper support having a movement whereby itcrosses and in crossing delivers a wrapper to the rolls, cam controlledmeans for tilting the wrapper support during a part of the wrapperdelivering movement,

and a heading device carried by the wrapper support and adapted to comeinto action at the end of the wrapper delivering movement.

24. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch rollingdevice, of a wrapper support having a movement whereby it crosses and incrossing delivers a wrapper to the device, means for holding the wrappersupport in a, fixed plane during the major portion of its wrapperdelivering movement, means for tilting the wrapper support near the endof its wrapper delivering movement, and a heading device carried by thewrapper support and adapted to come into action at the end of thewrapper delivering movement.

25. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch rollingdevice, of a wrapper support having a movement whereby it crosses and incrossing delivers a Wrapper to the device, means for holding the wrappersupport in a fixed plane during the major portion of its wrapperdelivering movement, a cam actuated lever for tilting the wrappersupport when said support comes within the range of action of saidlever, and a heading device carried by the Wrapper support and adaptedto come into action at the end of the wrapper delivering movement.

26. I11 a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch rollingdevice, of a wrapper support and carrier therefor having a movementwhereby the wrapper support crosses and in crossing delivers a wrapperto the device, means for oscillating the wrapper support in its carrierduring a part of the wrapper delivering movement, and a heading devicecarried by the wrapper support and adapted to come into action at theend of the wrapper delivering movement.

27. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the

. combination with a bunch roiling device operative in a fixed position,of a wrapper support and a carrier therefor having a crossing movementwhereby a wrapper is delivered by the support to the device, cam

actuated means operative in a fixed position and adapted to engage thewrapper support to oscillate the same in its carrier durlng a part ofthe wrapper delivering movement, and a heading device carried by thewrapper support and adapted to come into action at the end of thewrapper delivering movement. 1

28. I11 a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch rollingdevice and a suction wapper support having a relative crossing movementwhereby a wrapper is delivered by the support to the device, of meansfor tilting the wrapper support during a part of the wrapper deliveringmovement, and a heading device carried by the wrapper support andadapted to come into action at the end of the wrapper deliveringmovement.

29. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch rollingdevice, of a suction wrapper support having a movement whereby itcrosses and in crossing delivers a wrapper to the rolling device, meansfor tilting the suction wrapper support during a part of the wrapperdelivering movement, and a head-ing device carried by the wrappersupportand adapted to come'into action at the end of the wrapperdelivering movement. i

30. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a travelingwrapper sup port, of a heading device carried by said support. i

31. In acigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a travelingwrapper support, of a rotary heading device carried by said support.

82. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a travelingwrapper sup port, of a spring pressed rotary heading device carried bysaid support.

33. In a-cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a travelingwrapper support, of: a rotary heading device carried by said support theoperating surface of said heading device being annular-1y concaved toconform to the contour of a cigar head.

34. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a travelingwrapper support, of a rotary heading device carried by said support and.operative by friction established by contact of said heading device witha cigar head.

35. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a travelingwrapper support, of a heading device carried by said support at one endthereof.

36. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a wrappersupport, of a heading device carried by said support both said supportand said heading device having suction chambers therein.

37. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a wrappersupport, of a rotary heading device carried by said support both saidsupport and said rotary heading device having suction chambers therein.

38. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a wrappersupport, of a spring pressed rotary heading device carried by saidsupport said support and said spring pressed rotary heading devicehaving suction chambers therein.

39. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a Wrappersupport, of a rotary heading device carried by said support theoperating surface of said heading device being annularly concaved toconform to the contour of a cigar head both said support and said rotaryheading device having suction chambers therein.

40. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a wrappersupport, of a rotary heading device carried by said support andoperative by friction established by contact of said heading device witha cigar head both said wrapper support and said rotary heading devicehaving suction chambers therein.

41. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a wrappersupport, of a heading device carried by said support at one end thereofboth said support and said heading device having suction chamberstherein.

42. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a wrappersupport having a two-part suction chamber therein, of a clack valvewithin the support and operative by suction to cut off suction from oneof the parts of the support.

43. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a wrappersupport having a two-part suction chamber therein, of means operative bysuction to cut off suction from one of the parts of the support.

44. In a cigar Wrapping mechanism, the combination with a Wrappersupport having a two-part suction chamber therein, of means within thesupport and operative by suction to cut off suction from one of theparts of the support.

45. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the

combination with a Wrapper support, of a heading device carried by thesaid support at one end thereof both said support and said device havingoperating surfaces lying substantially in a common plane, and means forholding a wrapper upon said surfaces in outstretched condition.

46. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a wrappersupport, of a heading device carried by said support at one end thereofboth said support and said device having suction chambers therein andsuction operating surfaces lying substantially in a common plane.

47. In a cigar wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch rollingdevice and a Wrapper support having a relative crossing movement wherebya wrapper is delivered by the support to the device, of means forproducing a relative tilting movement of the bunch rolling device andthe wrapper support about an axis between said device and said support.

48. In a cigar Wrapping mechanism, the combination With a bunch rollingdevice and a Wrapper support having a relative crossing movement wherebya Wrapper is delivered'by the support to the device, of means fortilting the wrapper support about an axis between said device and saidsupport. I

49. In a cigar Wrapping mechanism, the combination with a bunch rollingdevice and a wrapper support having a relative crossing movement wherebya wrapper is delivered by the support to the device, of means forproducing a relative tilting movement of the bunch rolling device andthe wrapper support about an aXis substantially co-incident With theoperating surface of said support.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

VICTOR EMILIUS HANSEN.

Witnesses:

SYDNEY J. PRESCOTT, ELIZABETH LOUISE RUSSELL.

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